Perplexd daily puzzle
#188 · Friday, 12 June 2026
This puzzle has closed. Here are the answers and how to get there.
Ladder answer
- WHERE 5 letters
- HOWEVER 7 letters — adds two letters to the rung below
- OVERWHELM 9 letters — adds two letters to the rung below
WHERE sits inside HOWEVER, which sits inside OVERWHELM — the two letters added at each rung are the whole puzzle. Scrambles shown that day: EWERH · HOVERWE · LEMREHOVW.
LockCode answer: 4239
The clues and what each one tells you:
- 4923 has every digit of the code — only the order is wrong.
- 9758: 0 in the right place, 1 in the wrong place — 1 of 9, 7, 5, 8 are in the code.
- 9618: 0 in the right place, 1 in the wrong place — 1 of 9, 6, 1, 8 are in the code.
- 8057 scored nothing, so 8, 0, 5, 7 are all out.
- After all clues, 6 codes remain possible.
With 6 candidates left, a good second guess splits them by feedback so the third guess is forced. Read the LockCode strategy guide for the method.